Kings Cross St. Pancras tube station - Kings Cross St. Pancras tube station Kings Cross St. Pancras tube station is the London Underground station serving both Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations. It is a main interchange, with platforms on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. On the Northern Line it is between Euston and Angel, on the Bank branch. On the Piccadilly Line it is between Russell Square and Caledonian Road. On the Victoria Line it is between Warren Street and Highbury and Islington. On the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City lines, it is between Euston Square and Farringdon. It is in zone 1. The Victoria line platforms opened on December 1, 1968, three months after the rest of the Victoria line did. On November 18,.
Kings Cross station - Kings Cross station Kings Cross station is a railway station in Kings Cross in north central London, United Kingdom. It serves routes to the North East of the country, including Cambridge, York, Durham and up to Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Scotland, via the East Coast Mainline. It is served by the London Underground station Kings Cross St. Pancras, which also serves the adjacent St. Pancras station. Euston and Kings Cross Thameslink stations are a few minutes walk away. The new London terminus of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is due to be built in the area behind Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations. Eurostar trains are due to arrive there in 2007, in the second phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project. The new British Library.
Euston Square tube station - Euston Square tube station Euston Square is a London Underground station near Euston railway station, at the corner of Euston Road and Gower Street, just north of University College London. It is on the Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines, between Great Portland Street and Kings Cross St Pancras. It is in zone 1..
Angel tube station - Angel tube station Angel tube station Angel tube station is a London Underground station in Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line, between Old Street, Kings Cross St Pancras. It is in zone 1. Angel has the longest escalators of any station on the Underground..
St Pancras station - St Pancras station St Pancras station is a railway station in St. Pancras in north central London, United Kingdom. It is the terminus of the Midland Main Line. Train services operated by Midland Mainline serve routes to the East Midlands and Yorkshire regions of England, including Luton, Bedford, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield, Leeds and Sheffield. Whilst engineering work on the West Coast Mainline goes on, Manchester is also served. St Pancras Station spires. In the foreground is the entrance to the Kings Cross Station. The station is adjacent to King's Cross station. King's Cross Thameslink and Euston station also lie nearby. King's Cross St. Pancras tube station is connected to St Pancras station. The station is being expanded from six to 13 platforms as part of.
Russell Square tube station - Russell Square tube station Russell Square is a London Underground station in Bloomsbury, not far from the British Museum and Russell Square Gardens. It is in zone 1, and is between Holborn and Kings Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line..
Kings Cross (London) - Kings Cross (London) Kings Cross is an area in the London Borough of Camden in the north of central London, England. The area was previously a village known as Battle Bridge, which referred to a bridge also known as Broad Ford Bridge, which was an ancient crossing of the River Fleet. The bridge was said to be the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boadicea. In 1835 a monument was built to King George IV at the junction of Gray's Inn Road, Pentonville Road, and New Road, which later became Euston Road. The monument wasn't very popular and was taken down 10 years later, though the area has kept the name of Kings Cross. Kings Cross station now.
Kings Cross fire - Kings Cross fire The Kings Cross fire was a devastating underground fire in London on November 18, 1987 which killed thirty-one people. It destroyed much of Kings Cross St. Pancras London Underground station, which has platforms on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. The fire was caused by rubbish beneath wooden escalators being ignited, thought to be caused by a dropped cigarette. The fire was made worse by the decision to stop tube trains from stopping at the station, in an attempt to prevent people getting out from the trains into the burning station. This meant of course that passengers on the station could not escape onto trains. Instead of stopping at the platforms, the trains continued through, acting like pistons.
Farringdon station - Farringdon station Farringdon station is a London Underground and 'National Rail' station in Farringdon. It was originally called "Farringdon and High Holborn Station" and was the first tube station ever to be built in London and more importantly the world. It was opened in 1863 and the initial route ran from Farringdon to Paddington, a distance of 6 kilometers. The company that ran the line was the Metropolitan Railway Company. It is on the Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City and Circle lines, between Kings Cross St Pancras and Barbican. The station serves Thameslink trains which run from Brighton to Bedford, stopping off at Gatwick airport along the way. It is in zone 1. Nearest places: Clerkenwell Barbican Estate Holborn Old Street Shoreditch External Links Map.
Fenchurch Street railway station - Fenchurch Street railway station Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the City of London. Oddly for a terminus in inner London, it doesn't have a direct link to the London Underground, but it is nearby to Tower Gateway DLR station and Tower Hill tube station. The station is on the first line to be constructed inside the City, and was opened in 1853. Today it serves lines to east London and south Essex including such places as Barking, Basildon, Tilbury and Shoeburyness. A character in Douglas Adams' So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish was named after Fenchurch Street station. Fenchurch Street is one of the four stations whose names are used in the standard UK edition of the game of Monopoly. See also Charing Cross Euston.
Euston station - Euston station Euston station is a large railway station in central London. The station is the terminus of the West coast Mainline with trains to and from Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, as well as many local services. Train services into Euston are run by Virgin Trains and Silverlink county, with Scotrail overnight sleeper train services to Scotland. History Although the present station building is relatively modern, Euston was the first inter-city railway station to be built in London. The original station was opened on July 20th 1837 as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway. It was designed by Philip Hardwick and built in classical style, with a large Doric Arch at the entrance. Innitially it had only two platforms, one for departures and one for.
Waterloo station - Waterloo station Waterloo is a major train station located in the Waterloo district of London, which was itself named after the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo station Waterloo station itself is the original mainline station. Trains run to the south-west of England and are mostly operated by South West Trains Waterloo tube station is a London Underground station. It is on the Bakerloo Line between Lambeth North and Embankment, the Jubilee Line between Westminster and Southwark, the Northern Line between Kennington and Embankment, and the Waterloo and City Line leading to Bank. The Bakerloo line started serving it on March 10, 1906. Waterloo International station adjoins it; this has its own two-level concourse and train shed for Eurostar trains to Belgium and France. Waterloo East station is connected.
Marylebone railway station - Marylebone railway station Marylebone station is a railway station in central London. The station has only six platforms making it the smallest of the railway terminals in London, and apart from Waterloo International it is the newest. Train services into the station are run by Chiltern Railways who serve routes to Birmingham (Snow Hill) Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Bicester, Banbury, Leamington Spa. The station is located just a few miles from both Euston station and Paddington station, and is served by a Marylebone tube station. In 1964 several famous scenes in the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night were filmed at Marylebone station. It also has a degree of fame because of its presence in the British version of Monopoly. History The station was built in 1899 and was.
List of London railway stations - mainline railway stations in London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. For tube stations see list of London Underground stations. Abbey Wood railway station Acton Central railway station Amersham railway station Balham railway station Battersea Park railway station Barking railway station Beckenham Junction railway station Birkbeck railway station Blackfriars railway station Blackheath railway station Brockley railway station Brondesbury railway station Brondesbury Park railway station Brixton railway station Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station Camden Road railway station Canonbury railway station Canning Town railway station Cannon Street railway station Catford railway station Catford Bridge railway station Chalfort and Latimer railway station Charing Cross railway station Charlton railway station City Thameslink station Clapham High Street railway station Clapham Junction railway station Crofton Park railway station Crystal Palace railway station Custom House railway station.
London Bridge rail station - London Bridge rail station London Bridge station is a railway station in central London, situated immediately south of London Bridge, occupying a large area on two levels. It is connected to London Bridge tube station. London Bridge is the oldest station in London: it was first opened in 1836. Today it serves over 42 million people a year. The station originated as two stations and this is still apparent in the combination of through and terminal platforms which make up the station. London Bridge Station The through platforms lie on the North Kent and South East London Routes into Charing Cross and Cannon Street station. The remainder of the station is the terminus for routes from Sussex and south London. The station also serves the Thameslink service which connects.
Euston Road - is on the edge of the London Congestion Charge zone. This means that road users are not charged for using the road itself, but are charged if they turn south into the zone. The road also approximately marks the edge of Zone 1 of the London Underground. Kings Cross station is at the eastern end of the road, The British Library is nearby and Euston railway station is a little further to the west. Euston Tower is on the road. Tube stations on the Euston Road Ordered from West to East: Regent's Park tube station Great Portland Street tube station Warren Street tube station Euston Square tube station Euston tube station Kings Cross St. Pancras tube station.
Finsbury - be aware of this common confusion: the registry office is in Finsbury, the place here referred to, not Finsbury Park. Finsbury is the home of the Sadlers Wells opera company. Nearest places: Clerkenwell St Pancras Bloomsbury Holborn Pentonville Kings Cross Islington Nearest tube stations: Angel tube station Barbican tube station.
Escalator - there has to be an alternative nearby. Charles Seeberger developed the escalator and installed the first one as an amusement ride at Coney Island, New York in 1897. He joined the Otis Elevator Company and they produced the first commercial escalator which won a first prize at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle in France. Escalators in the London Underground used to have wooden steps, but this was changed after the Kings Cross fire at Kings Cross St Pancras tube station in 1987. Escalators now have metal steps in a continuous loop that move on tracks. Escalators are typically used in pairs with one going up and the other going down. Some modern escalators in stores and shopping malls have glass sides which allow their workings to be viewed. Although most escalators.
Somers Town - is an area of London that is next to the British Library at St Pancras and south of the Camden Town. The area was developed by the landover Lord Somers. The area became a home for refugees of the French Revolution and people flee Spanish rule. In the moden time the area has become home for Bangladeshi and Somali communitities. Nearest Places Camden Town Euston Kings Cross St Pancras Nearest Tube stations Mornington Crescent tube station Euston tube station Euston Square tube station Kings Cross tube station Nearest Railway stations Kings Cross railway station Euston railway station St Pancras railway station.
London Underground - tunnels in central London and above ground in the London suburbs. It is usually called either the Underground or the Tube by Londoners. It is the oldest city underground network in the world. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Layout 3 History 3.1 World War II 3.2 Post War Developments 4 Tickets 5 Station Access 6 Safety 7 Iconography 7.3 Tube Map 8 The Future 8.4 Privatisation 8.5 Expansion 8.6 Cooling 8.7 Underground stations 9 The Tube in fiction 10 See also 10.8 External Links Background Since 2003 the Tube has been part of Transport for London (TfL), who also schedule and let contracts for the famous red double-decker buses. Previously London Transport was the holding company for London Underground. Today there are 275 stations and over 408 km of.
